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Jigsaw reading is a great way to introduce speaking into a reading lesson. It provides a real opportunity for genuine communication. In real life, we may tell people about a news article we have read, so this is a classroom activity that is fairly authentic.
What is jigsaw? Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that enables each student of a “home” group to specialize in one aspect of a topic (for example, one group studies habitats of rainforest animals, another group studies predators of rainforest animals).
Because learning experiences can be differentiated by content based on student readiness and interests, the jigsaw technique allows students to learn from text that is matched to their interests and independent reading level while also learning from their peers, who have worked with text that is appropriate for them.
A jigsaw listening or reading activity is an information gap exercise. Learners hear or read different parts of a text, then exchange information with others in order to complete a task. Example. Learners in three groups hear different versions of an encounter with aliens.
Read what a teacher says about this activity: ‘Jigsaw reading is a great way to introduce speaking into a reading lesson. Each learner reads part of the text and then tells another about it. At the end they all have a complete text, just like a jigsaw puzzle.’.
Jigsaw reading is a cooperative learning technique where learners develop reading skills while working together to build comprehension. Learners work in small groups to become experts on a section of a longer text, then form new groups with a representative from each section.
Jigsaw reading is a great way to give learners a real reason to read and an authentic speaking task - a useful technique for CELTA TP and beyond
